Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Browse more videos. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. It was crazy!" "Â, "I remember I almost got fired from my job when I called," wrote Shaun Sugar Crane. This storm especially shook Saskatoon, being labelled as "The worst storm to hit Saskatoon". According to officials at the time of the blizzard, they were reacting to it, not responding to it. "I remember my hat blowing off my head in the bank parking lot, then after trying to chase it for no more than five seconds, giving up and turning around only to face the storm and immediately regret chasing the hat," wrote Chris Klassen. A snowy Wednesday turned into a historic storm when Saskatoon was hit with one of the worst blizzards in living memory. Article content continued “I’ve been here for 13 years, and this is the biggest storm we’ve had,” said Brandrick, who lived in Saskatoon during the big blizzard of 2007. Police have added more 4X4 vehicles to their fleet, MD Ambulance purchased a mobile response unit – what appears to be gator utility vehicle with snow tracks – as a direct result of the blizzard. READ MORE: Recognizing signs of frostbite and the dos and don’ts of treatment. On Jan. 10, 2007 the city came to a halt when 25 centimetres – or 10 inches – of snow fell in a single day. This shook the region, and caused mass damages, physical and emotional. "At least it is not the prairie blizzard of 1947," wrote Jadon Carnduff. Saskatoon remembers the great blizzard of 2007. ", @MadelineKotzer Yes, I can survive a walk in a blizzard!!! Absolutely we’re more prepared,” Ray Unrau, director of emergency planning with the City of Saskatoon, said. "I have pictures from that blizzard. Email This BlogThis! "This was February 1947!". "I remember that day. Greg Pender / The StarPhoenix Various spec from the great blizzard of January 2007. “Our biggest improvements that we’ve made is that we have to react before an emergency hits, so we developed what we now call an EOC alert system,” Unrau said. The Saskatchewan Blizzard of 2007 was a winter storm that struck northeastern British Columbia, central Alberta and central Saskatchewan on Wednesday, January 10, 2007. A snowy Wednesday turned into a historic storm when Saskatoon was hit with one of the worst blizzards in living memory. CBC Saskatoon asked people to share their stories from the wicked storm on social media. Enjoy! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Blizzard conditions paralyzed Saskatoon and many other communities Wednesday as a fierce storm scoured the central part of the province, closing roads, ... January 11, 2007. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. replied Ronda Harrison. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. “It was the most bizarre, overwhelming incident that the fire department – my days with the fire department – had to respond to.” Bob Fawcett, former fire chief of the Saskatoon Fire Department, said. A total of four ambulances had to be pulled out that day as more than 35 centimetres of swirling snow swallowed the city whole. Flights were grounded, highways were closed, city transit cancelled routes and it took up to eight hours for some to drive home. Had to abandon my car on my drive home," wrote Josh Derak on CBC Saskatoon's Facebook page. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. People shared their stories from the storm with CBC Saskatoon on social media. In the last 10 years, dozens upon dozens of changes have been made to better prepare our city for future emergencies for years to come. Madeline Kotzer is an award-winning Saskatchewan journalist and social media news editor/presenter for CBC Saskatchewan and CBC Saskatoon. “Are we more prepared? Stuck in the Saskatoon,SK blizzard of 2007, or 'why we moved to British Columbia later that year' - Duration: 1:07. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Bollywood Songs on … Stores like Costco and Canadian Tire at Preston Crossing became shelters for the stranded – some who were folks who just simply walked away from their vehicle as the blizzard pounded on. Want to discuss? Winter is coming: Saskatchewan preparing for weekend snow storm Whipping winds gusting 70 km/h added to the winter wallop. Record-breaking blizzard: A look back at Saskatoon's 2007 snowstorm. A man made his way down Third Avenue as a blizzard blanketed Saskatoon, making driving near impossible. Social Sharing. Report. © 2017 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. WATCH: It’s been a decade since the blizzard of 2007 brought Saskatoon to a standstill. Each organization assessed what went wrong and how to fix it. Newer Post Older Post Home. On Jan. 10, 2007, Saskatoon was hit with one of the worst blizzards in decades. Fire, ambulance and police all accessed snowmobiles in order to get to those in need – that is if a Good Samaritan hadn’t already. Flash back to the Blizzard of 2007 — with files from Darla Read and Andrea Hill. “One of our biggest jobs was just driving around the city checking cars to make sure people were not still in the cars,” Fawcett said. Playing next. By Jim Heiderneich. Saskatoon: 10 years after the blizzard of 2007 It’s been a decade since the blizzard of 2007 brought Saskatoon to a standstill. 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